Raasc I would like you to make a video one day where you would calmly explain from the beginning in a simpler and more detailed way the story of ark from the beginning because there are people who are confused with the storyline.🃏
Remember that they did say with the new DLC story map that there should be 4 new creatures coming with the map and by the idea it’s going to be darkness and cold we should expect theses creatures to help us in the cold & dark
I could also see Extinction creatures being on the map because they did evolve on earth like the mana velos, etc Maybe some Aberration tames Maybe some Gen1 or Gen1 similar tames
I feel like they should add more than 4 like I feel like like maybe Ik this is a bit too much like 16 or 12 cause then if they want to make this more playable I feel like more thing need to be added for taming and the lack would just be bland tbh
@Blank33712 12 might be a bit much, but we also gotta remember that they might also do some untamable creatures as well Nameless, Summoners, Jug Bugs, etc But I do think 6-6 for tameable-nontamable is doable With this being a story map, it'll definitely get more than 4 new creatures Hell Gen2 got 6 tameable (Maewing, Noglin, Shadowmane, Voidwyrms, Astrodelphis, and Stryder) and that's before the untamables Now, if this was like Val or Rag At most 2 new ones + a variant of an existing tame
Your passion for the franchise is unlike anyone elses! Big ups on sussing out what was coming Hope you have wonderful holiday season and get some of that family time, its been a hell of year hasnt it!? Catch ya in the next one legend
6:01 if they continue their 3 months avg per map, your bet on June isnt off.. Altho, we've still got Rag waiting, and we already know that Nekatus is working on (or about to work on) Valguero.. We need them to shuffle that Roadmap around with an updated version.. lol
I have one question though, how will Arat Prime be still frozen in ice and darkness if the tidal lock was broken once the King Titan was defeated and the reseed protocol was completed? Perhaps Rockwell interrupted the finishing sequences of the reseed protocol directly following Extinciton's ascension?
@@Raasclark It still can take place before the events of extinction, right after the lore stuff in Extinction with Helena, Mei, Diana etc. No need for it to take place after we get to Extinction.
@@Raasclark Yep the Earth starts turning again in the final cutscene, so in theory Arat Prime will be seeing a normal day/night cycle again. I might take a long time for the ice to melt though.
@@Raasclark but tbf, in the extinction ascension cutscene helena says "*in time* the arks will purge all the element from the soil" that could mean it will take a few days or years, so the earth is likely still tidally locked as the element isnt fully gone yet
Next year is gonna be an interesting year for Ark as we have Ragnorok, Valguero, Crystal Isles, Lost Island, Fjordur, Genesis Parts 1 & 2, and now Lost Colony to look forward to. This also includes creature votes coming also coming for the remaining maps (except Rag) left to remaster.
@Jtw2 I know but it will be interesting to see how all the other non-dlc maps with be handled now that Wildcard decided to handle the maps themselves instead of leaving it to a third party developer like they did with the Center where those devs sadly butchered that map.
@@Atomic_Dusky The Center was outsourced? I suppose that would help get maps done and out on time but damn, I think I'd rather the wildcard delays over lackluster quality lol.
@@marrowarren yeah apparently they botched The Center so badly that now Wildcard Devs will focus in the non-story maps instead with both Valguero and Fjordur getting aid from Nekatus himself to at least make sure those 2 maps don't get messed up.
@Atomic_Dusky That explains alot Center is my favorite non story map but it doesn't hit the same as the ASE one did Shasta did alot of heavy lifting for that map and if Volcano island stayed the same I would say the same for Pyro
Hope WildCard will give first Genesis map new name like Simulation or something. Also i love ARK story maps and so exited for Lost Colony and Bob true tales DLC.
It would be nice to get some new titans as well as a Barioth like creature for the snowy environment. Wouldn’t mind an underground thermal area as well as some other creative new biomes. Some sort of variation of an Ikran from avatar but maybe blind and lives underground in the caves.
Honestly I don’t even want Ark 2, a souls like ark game makes absolutely no sense and completely ostracizes most of their fan base who like survival games. There is no world where all the ark players play ark 2 because it just makes no sense, I seriously can’t imagine what wildcard was thinking when they decided to completely shift game genres
Merry Christmas Raas! I haven't seen anyone comment on the confirmation of the next map by Wildcard. They announced that the new "Expires" servers will close when Ragnarok comes out. This phrase confirms that the next map will be Ragnarok. (The date will be announced at a later time)
If they haven't already been working on Lost Colony and Bobs True Tales, they should never have announced it. It needs to be somewhat close to release or they should've kept quiet about it. I don't want another Ark 2 where it's announced and then years till release
One concern I have is that the UE5.4 update won't be sidelined in favor of the new DLC just to insure that more ppl can actually play this game with lower specs
Studio MAPPA is a big deal for the visuals. Only studios that would have impressed me more would be studio Bones or Madhouse. More Madhouse for the serious tone but MAPPA has that in spades.
Regarding lore changes, the Tall Tales animations for extinction seem to have changed the relationship between Diana and Mei Yin. I can only imagine this was done because of the animated series making a series of changes between characters and story events. I haven't been able to play the newer maps yet to read any of the dossiers myself, so I've been wondering if the notes in Aberration are the same as before or have changes to the lore.
How nearly-robbed-at-gunpoint-by-Nitrado Wildcard managed to get Mappa onboard without sacrificing a skiff-load of children upon the altar if capitalism , I have no idea. What times we live in, Merry Christmas Raasclark I hope you and the greater Ark community a prosperous next year!
Could still take inspiration from Scavengers Reign but probably not if it’s frozen. Sad because Scavengers Reign really peeked my interest for an ARK map.
Merry Christmas Raas and gang, still hope Ark 2 isn't different from Ark now. But I'm fine with paying for a new map just not a re-released map. Thanks again Raas
dont wanna go negative bc this is so cool but im just saying.... WHY could they not just call it arat prime it would look so cool as a name😭😭 also. still dont understand why people want ark 2 when we play a survival sandbox game and they made it clear ark 2 is a single player story game, why are people excited for that i really am confused about that.
Because not everyone wants an online multi-player experience, or an experience that was meant to be the latter played in inside player mode I'm guessing. I'm not overly hyped for Ark 2 but some people are and that's understandable.
Lost Colony is definitely not dropping next year.. Expect it to be delayed to 2026 at the earliest. Feels like they hyped everyone right before Christmas to bump up their stock just in time.
I'd love to hear people's theories on what the Lost Colony map might look like? We get a teaser to go off of from the logo. Breaking through ice with a Tek Spear to show a bright red, steamy, almost fire/lava vibe underground. The logo is very metallic and sharp with glowing red points dripping with blood. Do you think it will be an above ground map in ice/snow or below ground like Aberration because the surface is too cold? A mix of both above and below ground combining fire and ice? Does the metallic logo suggest we will we see even more tek/metal? I'd really love to hear below what people are envisioning for the Lost Colony map ❤.....
The question is will they start putting the anime series content into the story or will they stick to what they said and keep the two completely separate.
Your positivity and excitement is the reason my wife and I love your channel. (Along with being entertaining) Yeah, I'm super excited about this! Curious when we'll see it.
Blimey, people have beaten Extinction already? It’s all a bit strange to me. I’ve only gotten part of the way through Aberration and given my PS4 bit the dust and ASA is the only version I play. I’m taking my time with it.
@@Raasclark I think the little girl is two people in a sense as Santiago was. Two different sets of memories. Diana will play a huge part in this map lore wise I have a feeling.
I could care less for ark 2. Unless they make first person possible and they can release the game finsished and polished (they won’t never will) then I’m good.
Game is still crashing on all maps.. mostly on loading screen and also within a hour or so if u get ingame most maps aren't playable for xbox series X atleast not for me
@@Raasclark You said "Arat Prime, the [Ark II] planet, and Arat Prime, the other side of the planet (Earth)." All good though my hype for Ark is on another plane of existence right now!!
What about fixing all maps before making new maps its just stupid how many problem ascended have i cant be hyped i got 24.644 hours in ark played all maps complete all maps and since day 1 i play there r so many crashes/bugs/wipes on my single player server i use official settings i still love ark but i cant be hype anymore
This Event and map release has really killed my hype for asa still gonna play it but I'm so done playing the join sim they have no clue how to hold or build a player base 7500ish slots for 30-40k ppl every launch is ridiculous.
Wildcard: Coming in 2025
Community: sets alarm for Feb 2026
Ark 2 2030
@@TravisTheSavage that thing is as real as Santa Claus
@@SK-ij6ng santa is more real atp
@@akshayreddy4203 😂
Exactly what I was thinking.
Raasc I would like you to make a video one day where you would calmly explain from the beginning in a simpler and more detailed way the story of ark from the beginning because there are people who are confused with the storyline.🃏
Do ya want the player story or the lore story?
Ones an hour long
The other is like 4 hours lol
Perhaps a little collaboration with NeddyTheNoodle himself?
How much do you wanna bet they're gonna use rockwell as the final boss again?
Remember that they did say with the new DLC story map that there should be 4 new creatures coming with the map and by the idea it’s going to be darkness and cold we should expect theses creatures to help us in the cold & dark
I could also see Extinction creatures being on the map because they did evolve on earth like the mana velos, etc
Maybe some Aberration tames
Maybe some Gen1 or Gen1 similar tames
they said 4 like ages ago they prolly changed it and have like multiple creatures and a mix of both ext and gen creatures
I feel like they should add more than 4 like I feel like like maybe Ik this is a bit too much like 16 or 12 cause then if they want to make this more playable I feel like more thing need to be added for taming and the lack would just be bland tbh
@Blank33712 12 might be a bit much, but we also gotta remember that they might also do some untamable creatures as well
Nameless, Summoners, Jug Bugs, etc
But I do think 6-6 for tameable-nontamable is doable
With this being a story map, it'll definitely get more than 4 new creatures
Hell Gen2 got 6 tameable (Maewing, Noglin, Shadowmane, Voidwyrms, Astrodelphis, and Stryder) and that's before the untamables
Now, if this was like Val or Rag
At most 2 new ones + a variant of an existing tame
@ I mean yeah that’d but maybe like 8 tameble and 4 non I feel more fun hoensty
My personal hope for Lost Colony is that they bring us some creatures from later non-canon maps, e.g. Dinopithecus and Desmodus
Your passion for the franchise is unlike anyone elses! Big ups on sussing out what was coming Hope you have wonderful holiday season and get some of that family time, its been a hell of year hasnt it!? Catch ya in the next one legend
Sussing is not a word. English please.
@@spartacuslagomorph3115Lingo is accepted in the English language. Calm down, you'll be okay.
@@spartacuslagomorph3115 Who asked you anything mate?
Ark two will come out when dinosaurs are brought back from the dead
Irl probably yeah
2038 release date
Soo this June lol
6:01 if they continue their 3 months avg per map, your bet on June isnt off..
Altho, we've still got Rag waiting, and we already know that Nekatus is working on (or about to work on) Valguero..
We need them to shuffle that Roadmap around with an updated version.. lol
I think they spelled 2026 wrong
If ark 2 is still going ahead i hope they do pvp and storymode seperately
I have one question though, how will Arat Prime be still frozen in ice and darkness if the tidal lock was broken once the King Titan was defeated and the reseed protocol was completed? Perhaps Rockwell interrupted the finishing sequences of the reseed protocol directly following Extinciton's ascension?
The ice sheet could easily be miles thick. It could takes hundreds or even thousands of years to melt, despite Earth turning again.
Element forced the tidal lock. So with that purged now earth should be spinning right?
@@Raasclark It still can take place before the events of extinction, right after the lore stuff in Extinction with Helena, Mei, Diana etc. No need for it to take place after we get to Extinction.
@@Raasclark Yep the Earth starts turning again in the final cutscene, so in theory Arat Prime will be seeing a normal day/night cycle again. I might take a long time for the ice to melt though.
@@Raasclark but tbf, in the extinction ascension cutscene helena says "*in time* the arks will purge all the element from the soil" that could mean it will take a few days or years, so the earth is likely still tidally locked as the element isnt fully gone yet
Merry Christmas Raas
New story map before ark 2
We're gonna get GTA 6 before Ark II xD
Next year is gonna be an interesting year for Ark as we have Ragnorok, Valguero, Crystal Isles, Lost Island, Fjordur, Genesis Parts 1 & 2, and now Lost Colony to look forward to. This also includes creature votes coming also coming for the remaining maps (except Rag) left to remaster.
They won’t be dropping all those maps next year gonna be a few years
@Jtw2 I know but it will be interesting to see how all the other non-dlc maps with be handled now that Wildcard decided to handle the maps themselves instead of leaving it to a third party developer like they did with the Center where those devs sadly butchered that map.
@@Atomic_Dusky The Center was outsourced? I suppose that would help get maps done and out on time but damn, I think I'd rather the wildcard delays over lackluster quality lol.
@@marrowarren yeah apparently they botched The Center so badly that now Wildcard Devs will focus in the non-story maps instead with both Valguero and Fjordur getting aid from Nekatus himself to at least make sure those 2 maps don't get messed up.
@Atomic_Dusky
That explains alot
Center is my favorite non story map but it doesn't hit the same as the ASE one did
Shasta did alot of heavy lifting for that map and if Volcano island stayed the same I would say the same for Pyro
Hope WildCard will give first Genesis map new name like Simulation or something. Also i love ARK story maps and so exited for Lost Colony and Bob true tales DLC.
Happy Holidays to you and everyone! Excited to find out our theories were true!
I want even the easy spawn areas to be Hypothermic (not really).
Merry Christmas raas thanks for all the content you made
It would be nice to get some new titans as well as a Barioth like creature for the snowy environment. Wouldn’t mind an underground thermal area as well as some other creative new biomes. Some sort of variation of an Ikran from avatar but maybe blind and lives underground in the caves.
Mappa animations is gonna go crazy
I just noticed the women in the extinction Trailer had a ak 47
Too bad ark two is a myth lol
What is that?
@@NickTheShark_ark 2
Honestly I don’t even want Ark 2, a souls like ark game makes absolutely no sense and completely ostracizes most of their fan base who like survival games. There is no world where all the ark players play ark 2 because it just makes no sense, I seriously can’t imagine what wildcard was thinking when they decided to completely shift game genres
And it does make sense lol @wfisher4034 idk maybe your too much of a Lil b for any souls games but they are fun
@ if ark 2 does infact come out. I guarantee it will have players. The die hard ark fans will play it just to say they did.
Merry Christmas Raas!
I haven't seen anyone comment on the confirmation of the next map by Wildcard. They announced that the new "Expires" servers will close when Ragnarok comes out. This phrase confirms that the next map will be Ragnarok. (The date will be announced at a later time)
If they haven't already been working on Lost Colony and Bobs True Tales, they should never have announced it. It needs to be somewhat close to release or they should've kept quiet about it. I don't want another Ark 2 where it's announced and then years till release
What do you mean you mean they worked on this dlc long time ago?
Confirmed for 2025! Which means 2027 release
One concern I have is that the UE5.4 update won't be sidelined in favor of the new DLC just to insure that more ppl can actually play this game with lower specs
Merry Christmas to you and your family Raas
Will release in 2025*
*December 31, 2025
Studio MAPPA is a big deal for the visuals.
Only studios that would have impressed me more would be studio Bones or Madhouse. More Madhouse for the serious tone but MAPPA has that in spades.
When the weather outside is rizzy
Regarding lore changes, the Tall Tales animations for extinction seem to have changed the relationship between Diana and Mei Yin. I can only imagine this was done because of the animated series making a series of changes between characters and story events.
I haven't been able to play the newer maps yet to read any of the dossiers myself, so I've been wondering if the notes in Aberration are the same as before or have changes to the lore.
WE need more RAIDs and PvP it's going to be so easy to take over a server LOL
How nearly-robbed-at-gunpoint-by-Nitrado Wildcard managed to get Mappa onboard without sacrificing a skiff-load of children upon the altar if capitalism , I have no idea. What times we live in, Merry Christmas Raasclark I hope you and the greater Ark community a prosperous next year!
Aww thank you!! Merry Christmas to you too 😊
Could still take inspiration from Scavengers Reign but probably not if it’s frozen. Sad because Scavengers Reign really peeked my interest for an ARK map.
Sounds like it will be a cold and icy map
I like how the bottom part of the logo for lost colony looks like fangs with blood coming down them!
They’re more like blades and I’m sure the blood is an indication that this will be Mei yins final send off story. To wrap up what happens to her
the tek helm reveals the codes draping from the building
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas back at ya. 😁
Merry Christmas
They can do a lot of cool things with this map
Merry Christmas Raas and gang, still hope Ark 2 isn't different from Ark now. But I'm fine with paying for a new map just not a re-released map. Thanks again Raas
dont wanna go negative bc this is so cool but im just saying.... WHY could they not just call it arat prime it would look so cool as a name😭😭 also. still dont understand why people want ark 2 when we play a survival sandbox game and they made it clear ark 2 is a single player story game, why are people excited for that i really am confused about that.
Because not everyone wants an online multi-player experience, or an experience that was meant to be the latter played in inside player mode I'm guessing. I'm not overly hyped for Ark 2 but some people are and that's understandable.
I mean Extinction isn't called Earth or Sanctuary either so.
I hope you and your family have an amazing christmas and new year MERRY CHRISTMAS RASSCLARK !
I'm confused, is arat prime set on Earth(extinction) darkside and arat on a different planet for ark2
Correct. Arat is the ARK 2 planet.
arat us the planet for ark 2 and arat prime is the location of the genesis ship loading dock
Most excited I've seen an Ark player since Abberation.
Edit: ASE Abberation
if this is after the events of extinction the day/night cycle should be normal though, right? still frozen but at least day and night
😂 Watch at x2 is the funniest thing I've done. Great content.
Lost Colony is definitely not dropping next year.. Expect it to be delayed to 2026 at the earliest. Feels like they hyped everyone right before Christmas to bump up their stock just in time.
I believe we need to NEVER talk about Ark 2 again. EVER. Like ever ever.
I'd love to hear people's theories on what the Lost Colony map might look like? We get a teaser to go off of from the logo. Breaking through ice with a Tek Spear to show a bright red, steamy, almost fire/lava vibe underground. The logo is very metallic and sharp with glowing red points dripping with blood.
Do you think it will be an above ground map in ice/snow or below ground like Aberration because the surface is too cold? A mix of both above and below ground combining fire and ice? Does the metallic logo suggest we will we see even more tek/metal?
I'd really love to hear below what people are envisioning for the Lost Colony map ❤.....
Wonder if this was supposed to be the NOVEMBER SURPRISED from the roadmap xd
MAPPA?!?! Holy shit Ark being popular in Japan payed off.
.lost colony... should be interesting
2025 will be a good year for movies and gaming.
It says FIRST canonical expansion for ASA meaning possibly more???
On top of the many delays guaranteed to happen it will release at the end of 2025
The question is will they start putting the anime series content into the story or will they stick to what they said and keep the two completely separate.
Okay but what happen to Diana if lost colony is about mei yins adventure
Merry Christmas boiys
Day 2 of asking Raas for a “How powerful is the Dreadnoughtus” video! Also: Happy Arkmas!!
Your positivity and excitement is the reason my wife and I love your channel. (Along with being entertaining) Yeah, I'm super excited about this! Curious when we'll see it.
I seriously hope they change the face of Helena because... UGH IT'S SO UNCANNY
Is it just me or is it to be expected that well get Mod maps like ragna and val and even crystal isles before we get that new Map and Gen 1,2....
The community better not riot if it’s the usual 20$(for me) to play.
I wish the map could come to Ark: Ultimate Mobile Edition
Vin diesel in dinosaur anime
2 minutes...
wait, haven't played extinction yet.
I still think those greedy Snail Games people will try to make Atlas become a finished game before Ark 2 will come out
What is are a prime?
See vid in description
2025 will be the best year for ark!!! If Ark 2 does come out in 2025 it’s gonna blow up in hype!!! 😀👍
I cant wait for Cryomains!!!!!
Gen 1&2 Missions definitely need to be reworked with a lot of them rethought out all together. Most of them were really not that fun to play through…
The entire map need to be reworked lol
Its wildcard saying this... Will it come out 2025?
Since its the other side of earth will we have to walk around in darkness the entire time…
Nope the earth won't be tidal locked no more
I was excited about this new map but now seeing your level of excitement I am over the moon 😂😅😂 Great news, thanks for sharing
Blimey, people have beaten Extinction already?
It’s all a bit strange to me. I’ve only gotten part of the way through Aberration and given my PS4 bit the dust and ASA is the only version I play. I’m taking my time with it.
Will it not be in ase?
Bob confirmed she is Santiago‘s daughter not rockwells.
Charlotte?
That’s Meeka, not Charlotte.
You are referring to Meeka, not Charlotte.
@@Raasclark I think the little girl is two people in a sense as Santiago was. Two different sets of memories. Diana will play a huge part in this map lore wise I have a feeling.
New story map before GTA 6 is crazy 😂
Their is a volcano map
Ain’t no way
I could care less for ark 2. Unless they make first person possible and they can release the game finsished and polished (they won’t never will) then I’m good.
Game is still crashing on all maps.. mostly on loading screen and also within a hour or so if u get ingame most maps aren't playable for xbox series X atleast not for me
You mean it’s coming out in 2026.
As long as Ragnorak is next idc
I’m so hyped for this it’s not even funny… how did they get MAPPA for this
Correction: Arat Prime is the other side of the Tidal-Locked Earth, whereas Arat is Ark II's planet.
Honestly, I feel like it should be the other way around.
@@kade-qt1zuthey discovered Arat and built the ship Genesis at Arat Prime to get to the discovered planet
Isn't that what I said? Maybe jumbled words in excitement but yup this is right
@@BagOfAshes Correct
@@Raasclark You said "Arat Prime, the [Ark II] planet, and Arat Prime, the other side of the planet (Earth)." All good though my hype for Ark is on another plane of existence right now!!
Very excited
Lol sadly the world is about to end. We may not get to see such a creation
Merry Xmas Raas! Love the ugly sweater. You missed a 5 second intro: ‘SPOILER ALERT!!’ You just got me even more hyped. Now I can’t sleep. 😅
I predict delays and lots of crashes : )
damn 54 seconds
What about fixing all maps before making new maps its just stupid how many problem ascended have i cant be hyped i got 24.644 hours in ark played all maps complete all maps and since day 1 i play there r so many crashes/bugs/wipes on my single player server i use official settings i still love ark but i cant be hype anymore
DOODS!
Yooo
2026*
This Event and map release has really killed my hype for asa still gonna play it but I'm so done playing the join sim they have no clue how to hold or build a player base 7500ish slots for 30-40k ppl every launch is ridiculous.
I heard it's nitrado problem
Gamma 5
Ark 2 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.